Shingo Katayama


Shingo Katayama is a Japanese golfer.
Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full-time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. He has won 31 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking sixth on the career wins list and ranking second on the career money list with over 1.9 billion ¥.
Katayama has played in several major championships and World Golf Championships events, and his most notable achievement outside Japan is his tied fourth-place finish at the 2001 PGA Championship. He played the 3rd round with the champion David Toms. He was called "Cowboy Shingo" due to his distinctive cowboy-style hat. He has featured in the top thirty of the Official World Golf Rankings. Placing fourth with a 10-under par at the 2009 Masters, he tied Toshimitsu Izawa for the best showing of a Japanese golfer at the tournament.

Professional wins (31)

Japan Golf Tour wins (31)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11998Sanko Grand Summer Championship Kazuhiko HosokawaWon with par on third extra hole
21999JCB Classic Sendai Shigemasa HigakiWon with birdie on third extra hole
32002Japan PGA Championship Kenichi KuboyaLost to birdie on second extra hole
42006ABC Championship Yang Yong-eunWon with birdie on second extra hole
52008Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Yasuharu ImanoWon with birdie on first extra hole
62012Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Ryu Hyun-wooLost to par on first extra hole
72013Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Hidemasa Hoshino, Satoshi TomiyamaWon with birdie on first extra hole
82015Top Cup Tokai Classic Kim Hyung-sungLost to birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional